Microrasbora erythromicron/Emerald Dwarf Rasbora is semi-aggresive tank?

[ppetropulo]

I'm looking for a really small, slightly schooling freshwater fish, and happened to find these! So, my main question is, will this tiny fish be ok in a semi-aggressive fish? These are the fish in there currently:

75 gal.- one pleco., one Leporinus, 3 gold gouramis, 1 blue gourami, 3 rosy barbs, 4 cockatoo cichlids, one striped catfish, 2 hillstream loaches, and 2 angelfish



Oh, and they aren't fin nippers, right?

Thanks!

[Wyomingite]

Yer angels will love 'em! They also come in chili, green neon and celestial pearl flavors. Nom, nom, nom...smack!

Seriously, not a good choice for that tank. Angelfish are consummate ambush predators, and when they reach full size these little guys will start disappearing one by one. I suspect yer gouramis may not pass up the opportunity at a snack, either, judging by the way I've seen gouramis go after small feeder guppies. Your leporinus (I'm assuming it's a banded leporinus, L. fasciatus) will end up somewhere in the neighborhood of a foot long (mine is well over a foot) and though it won't likely hunt 'em down, I suspect it'll snarf one up if it gets in it's way. Mine regularly sucks up 1/2" firemouth fry that don't move outta the way fast enough and I have no doubts he could suck up a fish twice that size.

I'd be hesitant to add any more fish to that tank, myself, especially with the leporinus in there. By the time those all reach full size, that's gonna be a pretty good bioload. If ya have yer heart set on a few more smaller schooling fish, I'd consider one of the larger tetra or rasbora species, such as scissortail rasboras or red-eye tetras, or maybe gold tetras. There not as colorful, but they won't get nommed on either.

WYite

[ppetropulo]

Does anyone have suggestions for non-fin nipping fish! If I put any of the fish you listed above in there, my angelfish will be the ones being nom nommed on! Sorry to be rude. I am thankful you let me no not to put the other fish in there, but I definitely can't put anything that will devour fins either!

[Wyomingite]

And I'm serious; red eyes, gold tetras, head and tail lights, and scissortail rasboras. I have the first three in a 55 with angels now, and I've kept scissortails with angels in the past. I've never had any issues with any of these species nipping the angel's fins, even the red-eyes. I've even kept serpae tetras with angelfish without any fin-nipping, though I wouldn't suggest that unless ya have a spare tank to remove the serpaes to if they do get nippy. Get a group of 9 or more so they are more interested in each other than the angels. Harlequin rasboras, black neons, cardinals and glowlights will be okay with the angels once these grow out, but if new fish are too small the angels will eat them, and it's best to add the tetras/rasboras first and let them grow out a bit, which isn't an option for you now. Neon tetras are a hit and miss in my experience. They definitely will get nommed when they're small and I've had angels pick on bigger neons after they ate smaller ones. I'm keepin' in mind the leporinus, too, as well as the catfish, and stickin' with mid-level swimming fish that aren't too small and aren't too likely to get nommed inadvertently by the leporinus or the catfish (striped raphael, correct?) during it's nocturnal wanderings. Which brings me back to the fish at the beginning of this paragraph.

Not tryin' to come across as rude or sarcastic. Alright, maybe a little light-hearted sarcasm with the other "flavors" comment. Givin' ya my direct experience with these species. Sorry if ya took it that way.

WYite

P.S. Black skirts and diamond tetras are two others I've had good luck keeping with angels.

[ppetropulo]

I'm not too worried about the angel, its the pleco. that gets picked on!! I had to remove a few fish because he kept getting mowed, although he looks better now that their out. Don't worry, I didn't think it was rude... It was actually pretty funny.....